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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 05, 2011
Word on the street is that the Toshiba Thrive tablet has made its way into a few Best Buy stores over the weekend, ahead of its July 13 shipping date. And, sure enough, Android Central Forums member ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 05, 2011
For all you folks whose Sprint-branded Samsung Galaxy Tabs have been languishing with Froyo for the better part of a year now (since it launched, anyway), your Gingerbread update is coming this week. ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 01, 2011
We got our first look at Flight Track's Honeycomb tablet update back at Google IO in May. Today, that update's available in the Android Market, and one of our favorite Android travel apps get ev...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 30, 2011
Opera has released Opera Mobile 11.1. The big strokes are that Google text and autocomplete are improved, the rendering engine should be faster, and there's now experimental support for Adobe Flash o...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 29, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingWe've seen Ubuntu running on many an Android device, but it's especially interesting when it's on a tablet. Well, add the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to the list...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 29, 2011
Google has updated the imagery for Street View in 13 of their Street View countries, making for the biggest update of this kind. Images for places in Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Netherlands,...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 29, 2011
While many folks have already snapped up their WiFi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1's like they were going out of style, others have been holding out for the 3G/4G equipped version that's soon-to-be rele...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 28, 2011
Archos recently caused a bit of commotion by announcing two new tablets powered by Android 3.1 Honeycomb -- the Archos 80 G9 and 101 G9. Of interest was not only the 1.5GHz dual-core OMAP4 CPU, but a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2011
Wow. Let there be no doubt that Android's taking over, folks. Andy Rubin (he's the cat in charge of the whole thing, if you didn't know), tweeted this morning that "There are now over 500,00...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 27, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingToshiba US is showing off the Toshiba Thrive Honeycomb tablet, and giving us all a chance to win one of our very own. Take a minute and check out the really cool unboxin...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 27, 2011
If you're the proud owner of an Acer Iconia Tab A500 then you're no doubt waiting for Android 3.1 to be rolled out -- which should be coming in July. However, if you're a risk taker you can grab the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 24, 2011
Zinio for Android just got a huge performance boost if you're using a Tegra 2 powered Honeycomb tablet. The app harnesses the GPU and uses full OpenGL ES acceleration for page turning animations...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 23, 2011
Acer Iconia Tab A500 owners are now getting an idea of when to expect Android 3.1. According to Acers German Facebook page the update will roll out in Germany on July 5. Sadly, no other regions dates ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 23, 2011
Barnes and Noble, in a press release issued today, announced it has doubled the number of apps available to users in the Nook app catalog. Popular cross-platforms applications like Evernote, See...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 23, 2011
8-inch costs just $279; 10.1-incher is $349 Archos today announced a pair of new (and relatively affordable) Honeycomb tablets -- the Archos 80 G9 and Archos 101 G9. Both feature Android ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing It's been more than six months since we brought you the first look at what's now known as the Toshiba Thrive. Back in January, at CES, it was little more than a relativ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 22, 2011
We heard yesterday it was coming this summer, and technically it's summer. If you have the Angry Birds Season app installed through the official Android Market, the latest pig pounding update is...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 22, 2011
We're guessing someone at Rogers corporate offices woke up from their money-filled dreams and realized that if you want to sell tablets, they need to be somewhat reasonably priced if you're also going...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 22, 2011
The latest version of Android for tablets has begun rolling out to Motorola Xoom owners outside of the US, according to a post on Motorola Europe's Facebook page. The new version of Honeycomb&nbs...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 21, 2011
How do you make the HTC Flyer even better? Pop in a Wimax radio, put it on Sprint, and call it the Sprint HTC EVO View 4G. What you see above you is the second version of the Flye...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 21, 2011
US Cellular has thrown their hat into the tablet ring, and now will be selling the wifi version of the Motorola Xoom in select stores. The price is the same as anywhere else at $599, so folks wh...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 21, 2011
Samsung has posted the kernel source for the Galaxy Tab 10.1, allowing Tegra kernel developers to get to work and Tab 10.1 users to get ready for what they build for us. As usual, the average us...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 21, 2011
Read our Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 reviewThe Android 3.1 tablet that needs no introduction (OK, OK, it's the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1) finds its way into Sprint's inventory on June 24. It'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 20, 2011
Have a good, close look at the image above. That's how the latest piece of malware will be trying to trick you into installing it -- by trying to get you to believe you're at the Android Market....
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 20, 2011
So you managed to pick up a fancy new Android tablet only to realize that working Facebook in the browser is kind of a drag and it doesn't provide an optimal tablet experience. Enter Friend Me -- a n...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 20, 2011
To celebrate the release of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung is holding the "Time to Tab" contest -- giving away $15,000 worth of cash prizes. They're looking for a short (60-secon...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 20, 2011
Read our Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 review Looks like the onslaught of Galaxy Tab 10.1s is about to begin. A version sporting the 850MHz and 1900MHz 3G radio bands has made its way through the FCC. That...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 19, 2011
Horseshoes, hand grenades and the Motorola Xoom LTE. That's close enough to the the Motorola Xoom 4G we told you about last week (remember that Verizon calls it "4G LTE") tha...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 17, 2011
Sprint Nextel corp and LightSquared, Inc. have just reached a 15-year deal to provide high-speed LTE services, equipment, and share expansion costs, according to Bloomberg. All the details haven...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 17, 2011
We already know that Walmart is going to be stocking the upcoming Vizio 8-inch tablet in their stores, but seeing accessories already on the shelf is always welcomed. In this case, you can grab ...
